My two cents on this is that if mercedes designed this motor-wouldn't it be
more high tech-like four valves a cyclinder instead of two and be able to at
least get good gas mileage?
Brent
01 dak cc 4.7
>From: jon@dakota-truck.net (Jon Steiger)
>Reply-To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
>To: dakota-truck-moderator@twisted.twistedbits.net
>Subject: DML: Mercedes-Benz 4.7l V8????
>Date: 8 Dec 2000 18:08:41 GMT
>
> I picked up the January issue of Popular Hot Rodding yesterday; I think
>it
>was Mike who mentioned the Arias 10L HEMI. (Too bad its chebby based.)
>:-(
>Anyway, as I was flipping through the rest of the magazine, I saw a little
>blurb on the Kenne Bell SC kit for the 4.7, and this line caught me
>completely
>off guard:
>
>"Many people don't know just how great this 4.7L engine really is, and fans
>of
>Mercedes-Benz might have interest, too, since the motor was designed by MB
>for
>Chrysler just before the D/C takeover."
>
> ????????????????
>
> This is the first time I've heard that; any truth to it? Until this
>article,
>I hadn't seen anything that implied it was anything other than a Mopar
>design.
>Anyone know the facts? This just doesn't seem right.
>
>--
>
> -Jon-
>
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